Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine is proud to promote and offer support to the AWLS Course that will run concurrently with the Virginia Tech - Carilion student wilderness medicine elective - which is being co-hosted by the Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine.

About the CourseThe Advanced Wilderness Life Support certification course was originally developed at the University of Utah School of Medicine and has grown significantly since its creation in 1997. The increasing demand for certification resulted in the creation of a new organization, AdventureMed, to promote the responsible growth of the AWLS program.

AWLS certification is appropriate for any licensed medical professional or medical professional in training who has an interest in wilderness activities. Our graduates include outdoor enthusiasts, expedition participants, US Army and other military medical personnel, wilderness medicine academicians, and Wilderness Medical Society Fellowship candidates.